Ecotourism in China [PHOTOS]

Travertines in Huanglong park

Try to picture an eco-paradise. As the world's biggest polluter,
China probably isn't the first destination that springs to mind. And yet
in recent years this famously gray, smog-cloaked country has become a
laboratory for green travel.

While the number of such operators
is small, both businesses and the government have begun making a
concerted effort to power lodges with solar panels, invite travelers to
pick their own tea leaves and stop farmers from building high-rises on
scenic land.

The world's biggest polluter probably doesn't top your list of ecotourism destinations but maybe it should.

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Travertines in Huanglong park

Try to picture an eco-paradise. As the world's biggest polluter,
China probably isn't the first destination that springs to mind. And yet
in recent years this famously gray, smog-cloaked country has become a
laboratory for green travel.

While the number of such operators
is small, both businesses and the government have begun making a
concerted effort to power lodges with solar panels, invite travelers to
pick their own tea leaves and stop farmers from building high-rises on
scenic land.